Adjustable bracket for sinks



Dec. 13, E, s, ERlcKSON ADJUSTABLE BRACKET FOR sums Filed Dec. 51, 19302 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR Edward S. zf'ndsan BY ATTORNEY Dec. 13, 1932.E. s. ERICKSON ADJUSTABLE BRACKET FOR SINKS Filed Dec. 31, 1930 2Sheets-Sheet 2 BY ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 13, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE EDWARD S. ZERIGKSON, OF SALEM, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THEINTERNATIONAL COMPANY, INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OFDELAWARE ADJUSTABLE BRACKET FOR SINKS Application filed December 31,1930. Serial No. 505,885.

The invention relates to household sinks and the like, and moreparticularly to brackets for supporting such sinks.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide such a supportingbracket which is adjustable for a sink of any desired height.

Another object of the inventionis to provide a bracket of the abovecharacter which may also be adjustable horizontally along the supportingwall.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bracket which issuspended from the supporting wall and whichis preferably provided withan adjusting device at the bottom of the bracket to take care of wallswhich are not plumb.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bracket of the abovecharacter which may be secured to the sink during installation and whichwill have strength, durability and rigidity.

Other objects will be apparent from the following description and claimswhen con sidered with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is aperspective view of a sink provided with a bracket according to theinvention Fig. 2 is a. longitudinal section taken through'the sink;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken through the sink, illustrating oneof the brackets;

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line.44 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a detail illustrating a back view of one of the brackets takenby itself;

Fig. 6 is a detail section on line 6-6 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the adjustable supporting hook; and

Fig. 8 is a section taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 3.

In the following description and in the claims parts will be identifiedby specific names for convenience, but theyare intended to be asgenericin their application to similar parts as the art will permit.

'Like reference characters denote like parts in the vseveral figures ofthe drawings.

In the drawings accompanying and formingpart of this specification, apractical commercial embodiment of the invention is shown, but as suchillustration is primarily for purposes of disclosure, it will beunderstood that the structure may be modified in various respectswithout departure from the broad spirit and scope of the invention ashereinafter defined and claimed.

Referringnow to the drawings, the sink shown for purposes ofillustration comprises a splash back 10, a basin 18, drain'boards :11

and 12, and apron 14. This sink may be of any desired construction andmay be made of sheet metal such as Monel metal, or it may be made of theusual enameled iron.

Inthe form illustrated, the sink is su-pported by 4 brackets 15, 16, 17and 18, located in the positions shown. A bar 19 supports the brackets15 and 16 and a bar 20 supports the brackets 17 and 18. It will beunderstood that the arrangement of brackets may be varied for diiierentshapes and types of sinks,

' the present arrangement merely being shown for purposes oflllustration.

cured tothe supporting wall 121 by a 'plurality oi screws or otherfastening deyic'es 120. The bar is provided with a pair ofslots ornotches 22 cut in its upper'fiange to receive the hooks 32 of thebrackets, as hereinafter described more in detail.

Each bracket comprises a vertical channel 23 and a horizontal channel 24suitably .secured thereto, such as by welding, the connection beingassisted'by a T- shaped reinforcing plate 29. It will be noted that thechannels of the channel irons 2'3 and 24 face sideways.

The upper end of vertical channel 23 is provided with a flange 25extending toward the wall 121, and adapted to act as a limiting memberto assist in spacing the bracket from the wall. The side flange of thevertical channel iron 23 isprovided with a slot 26 to slidably receivethe hook32 for suspending the bracket. The vertical channel iron 23 isfurthermore provided with a lower bent back end 27 which carries a setscrew 38 for a purpose hereinafter described more in detail.

The web of the vertical channel iron 23 is provided with an upper struckout ear 28 which freely receives the adjusting bolt 35, this bolt alsobeing freely carried by an ear or flange 30 which is formed on the lowerend of the T-bar 29.

The head of the adjusting bolt is disposed on one side of the flange 30and is provided with a screw driver slot. A collar 3'7, held in place bya suitable pin, is disposed on the other side of the flange 30 to holdthe ad .justing bolt in fixed vertical position relative to the bracket.The set screw 38 is provided with an enlarged head 39 which abuts thewall 121 and with a screw driver slot at the end of its shank foradjusting purposes.

The traveling supporting member 31 comprises the hook portion 32 and theU-shaped portion 33 which accommodates the nut 34 through which the bolt35 is threaded. The bolt passes freely through holes in the U- shapedmember 33 and this member prevents the hexagonal nut 34 from turningwith respect to it.

The upper flange of the horizontal channel iron 24 is provided withelongated slots 42 which loosely receive threaded members 41, wrich areattached to the under side of the drain board 12. Suitable nuts 43 maybe provided below the flange of the channel iron 24, and suitablewashers 44 may be provided above this flange to securely hold the sinkand bracket in assembled position.

It will be appreciated that, if desired, the sink may be so shaped as tohide all of the brackets and supporting parts as shown, for instance, inthe drawings. To install the sink, the horizontal bars 19 and 20 arefirst screwed to the wall at the approximate height in the manner shown.The brackets are then hung in place and the sink is positioned on thebrackets. The brackets may be adjusted horizontally along the wall bysliding them bodily in the slots 22, and the height of the brackets isadjusted by rotating the adjusting screws 35. The position of the'lowerend of the bracket with respect to the wall is ad justed by the setscrew 38 to take care of any unevenness in the wall or lack of plumb inthe wall.

When the sink is first laid upon the brackets, the threaded members 41are passed through the holes 42 and when the sink is in proper adjustedposition,the nuts 43 are tightened to securely hold the parts togetherand to prevent all wobbling of the brackets, thereby providing amounting for a sink which is absolutely rigid.

toward the supporting wall. In addition, means are provided whereby,when the supports are once adjusted, the sink may be permanentlytightened in position.

While certain novel features of the invention have been shown anddescribed and are pointed out in the annexed claims, it will beunderstood that various omissions, substitutions and changes in theforms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation may bemade by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit oithe invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a support for a kitchen sink or the like, a bracket comprising avertical and a horizontal channel iron, an adjustable supporting membermovable in said vertical channel iron, guide members in said verticalchannel iron, an adjusting screw freely supported by said guide members,means threading said screw to said supporting member, and means on saidsupporting member for engaging a wall support.

2. In a support for a kitchen sink or the like, a T-shaped bracketcomprising a vertical member and a horizontal member, said verticalmember having flanges extending substantially parallel to a supportingwall, an adjustable supporting member slidable within said flanges ofsaid vertical member, means for adjusting the position of saidsupporting member with respect to said vertical member, and means onsaid supporting member for engaging a wall support.

3. In a support for a kitchen sink or the like, a T-shaped bracketcomprising a vertical channel and a horizontal channel, said verticalchannel having its flanges extending parallel to the wall, a reinforcingT-iron in the channels of said bracket, said vertical channel having avertical slot in its flange nearer the wall and adjacent its web and anupper guide flange in the channel thereof, a hook member comprising ahook part extending through said slot for engaging a supporting member,said hook member also comprising a second part positioned within saidvertical channel, the lower end of said T-iron having a lower guideflange located in said vertical channel, an adjust ing screw in saidvertical channel passing loosely through said lower and upper guideflanges and fixed vertically relative thereto, and means for threadingsaid screw to said second part.

4. In a support for a kitchen sink or the like, a horizontal channel barfor securing to a wall with its flanges against the wall, the upperflange of said bar having a longitudinal opening, a T-shaped bracketcomprising a vertical channel and a horizontal channel, said verticalchannel having its flanges extending parallel to the wall, a reinforcingT-iron in the channels of said bracket, a top flange at the upper end ofsaid vertical channel projecting towards the wall, said vertical channelhaving a vertical slot in its flange nearer the wall and adjacent itsweb and an upper guide flange in the channel thereof, a hook membercomprising a flat hook part extending through said slot and engagingsaid bar opening, said hook member also comprising a U-part positionedwithin said vertical channel, the lower end of said T-iron having alower guide flange located in said vertical channel, an adjusting screwin said vertical channel passing loosely through said lower guide flangeand having its head thereunder and an abutment thereover, said screwpass ing loosely through said U-part and said upper guide flange, and anut in said U-part threaded on said screw.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

EDW. S. ERICKSON.

